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RESOLUTION NO. 98-79
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING THE POLICE
OFFICER HOME BUYER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
WHEREAS, violent crimes, burglaries, robberies, drug dealing, prostitution, and
other criminal activities are so prevalent and substantial in some urban neighborhoods
that they constitute a serious threat to the public health, safety, and welfare; and
WHEREAS, the presence of peace officers who reside in urban neighborhoods
can reduce criminal activities and decrease emergency response time; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to encourage Costa Mesa police officers to live in
the City of Costa Mesa (the "City") in order to deter criminal activities in residential
neighborhoods and to decrease emergency response time; and
WHEREAS, to accomplish its goal of attracting Costa Mesa police officers to
live in the City, the City desires to provide down payment assistance loans to
qualifying police officers to promote such home ownership opportunities; and
WHEREAS, in the course of implementing the Program, the City must execute
certain agreements and related documents; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to authorize the City Manager of the City to
execute certain agreements and such other documents referred to in such agreements
in the course of implementing the Program;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Costa
Mesa does hereby resolve as follows:
SECTION 1. The City Council hereby adopts the Police Officer Home Buyer
Assistance Program as described in the Program Guidelines attached hereto as
Exhibit "A" and incorporated herein by reference.
SECTION 2. The City Council hereby directs the City Manager to implement
the Program consistent with this Resolution and Exhibit "A", and to prepare or cause
to be prepared the necessary documents to implement the Program, including without
limitation, the loan documents between the City and each participant in the Program
substantially in the form on file with the Redevelopment Agency, Housing and
Community Development Division offices, and incorporated herein by reference. The
City Manager may make such changes to the Guidelines and the loan documents that
are technical in nature and necessary to carry out the Program.
SECTION 3. The City Manager is hereby authorized to execute on behalf of the
City any agreements pursuant to the Program providing for City assistance and such
other documents pursuant to the provisions of such agreements.
SECTION 4. The Deputy City Clerk may furnish copies of this Resolution as
evidence of the authority of the City Manager to execute such agreements provided
for in Section 3 hereof, and related documents on behalf of the City.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 14' day of September, 1998.
Mayor of the City oMesa
ATTEST:
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Deputy City CI of the City of Costa Mesa
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss
CITY OF COSTA MESA )
I, MARY T. ELLIOTT, Deputy City Clerk and ex -officio Clerk of the City Council
of the City of Costa Mesa, hereby certify that the above and foregoing
Resolution No. 98-79 was duly and regularly passed and adopted by the said City
Council at a special joint meeting of the City Council and Costa Mesa Redevelopment
Agency, held on the 14"' day of September, 1998, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Buffa, Monahan, Erickson, Somers
NOES: Cowan
ABSENT: None
ABSTAINING: None
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the
Seal of the City of Costa Mesa this 15". day of September, 1998.
Deputygouncil
y Clerk and ex -officio Clerk of
the City of the City of Costa Mesa
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REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY FOR THE CITY OF COSTA MESA
HOME BUYER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
GUIDELINES
I. INTRODUCTION
EXHIBIT "A"
The Costa Mesa Home Buyer Assistance Program (the "Program") has been established
to encourage home ownership in the City of Costa Mesa by providing down payment
assistance (the "Agency Loan") to eligible first time home buyers purchasing qualifying
properties. The Program is designed to assist low to median income persons and families
who, based on institutional underwriting criteria, are unable to qualify for and/or afford
the necessary down payment to purchase a home without Agency financial assistance.
Qualifying properties must be single family homes, condominiums or townhomes located
within the City of Costa Mesa and purchased for owner occupancy at affordable housing
cost.
The Program is funded by the Redevelopment Agency for the City of Costa Mesa's Low
and Moderate Income Housing Fund established by the Agency to increase, improve and
preserve the community's supply of affordable housing. Agency Loan funds are
combined with the funds of participating low to median income home buyers to enable
such households to qualify for first mortgage financing and achieve affordable home
ownership. The Program is implemented by the Agency's Program Administrator in
cooperation with participating private institutional lender(s).
The basic structure of Program assistance is as follows:
The First Trust Deed Loan. Participating home buyers must qualify for a fixed-
rate level -payment first mortgage loan with a private institutional lender approved
by the Agency.
The Agency Loan. The Agency Loan will be provided pursuant to the terms and
conditions of the Agency's standard form Loan Agreement and shall be evidenced
by a promissory note and secured by a second deed of trust. During the first ten
(10) years of the Agency Loan, no interest shall accrue and no payments will be
due. Commencing in year eleven (11) through to the thirtieth (30`h) anniversary of
the date of the Agency Loan, interest will accrue at the rate of five percent (5%)
per annum and fully amortized monthly payments of principal and interest will be
due. The entire Agency Loan amount will be due and payable upon sale, transfer
or default.
Affordable Housing Resale Requirements. The Agency desires that properties
purchased with Program assistance remain part of the community's affordable
housing stock available to successive low to median income home buyers at an
affordable housing cost. If, during the first ten (10) years of the Agency Loan,
properties are sold in excess of affordable housing cost to persons or families
whose income exceeds one hundred percent (100%) of Orange County area
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median income and/or the Agency Loan is accelerated because of default, the
participant shall pay to the Agency (in addition to principal repayment) a
percentage share of the appreciation in the value of the property based upon the
proportionate share of the Agency Loan to the original purchase price.
II. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
A. ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS
1. Income Limits
In order to qualify for Program assistance, an applicant's total combined gross
household income cannot exceed one hundred percent (100%) of area median
income for Orange County adjusted for family size as set forth in Exhibit "A"
attached hereto. Income limits are published by the California Department of
Housing and Community Development and . are adjusted annually. Gross
household income shall be calculated in accordance with Section 6914 of Title 25
of the California Code of Regulations as set forth in Exhibit "B" attached hereto.
2. First Time Home Buyer
Income eligible households who have not owned a present ownership interest in
real property during the last three (3) years (unless relocated by the
Redevelopment Agency as part of a redevelopment project) may participate in the
Program. (A mobile home not affixed to a permanent foundation is not considered
residential property).
3. Liquid Assets
Household assets cannot exceed the greater of (i) the combined total of
participant's downpayment and estimated closing costs plus six (6) months
housing costs plus $5,000, or (ii) the combined total of participant's
downpayment and estimated closing costs plus $10,000. Household assets shall
be calculated in accordance with Section 6914(a) of Title 25 of the California
Code of Regulations as set forth in Exhibit "B" attached hereto.
4. Legal Residency
Program participants must be legally residing in the United States.
5. General Eligibility
No member of the governing board of the City or the Redevelopment Agency and
no other official employee or agent of the City or Agency who exercises any
policy -decision making function in connection with the Program shall directly or
indirectly be eligible for Program assistance.
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6. Non -Participation in City Program
Participants receiving an Agency Loan under
participate in the City of Costa Mesa Police
Program.
B. ELIGIBLE PROPERTY
1. Location
the Program are ineligible to
Officer Home Buyer Assistance
Program assistance will be available to purchase at an affordable housing cost
single-family detached homes, condominiums and town homes within the City of
Costa Mesa (excluding unincorporated areas).
2. Property Condition
All properties must be inspected by an independent third party inspector at
buyer's or seller's expense. The condition of the property as reported by such
inspector must satisfy the standards of the institutional lender funding the first
trust deed loan. In addition, any serious code violations or other health and safety
deficiencies reported by such inspector must be corrected as a condition precedent
to funding the Agency Loan.
3. Purchase Price
The maximum purchase price for eligible properties shall be adjusted periodically
to correspond to the Fannie Mae conforming mortgage limit. (As of January
1998, the maximum purchase price is $227,150.) In addition, the purchase price
cannot exceed affordable housing cost.
AFFORDABLE HOUSING COST
California Redevelopment Law establishes the maximum allowable amount qualified
participants may pay for housing related expenses (including principal, interest, taxes,
insurance, homeowner association dues, and a reasonable utility allowance). Affordable
housing cost is generally defined as a percentage of area median income for each of three
eligible income categories.
Very Low Income Household. Maximum housing costs cannot exceed thirty
percent (30%) times fifty percent (50%) of the area median income adjusted for
family size appropriate for the unit.
Lower Income Household. Maximum housing costs cannot exceed thirty
percent (30%) times seventy percent (70%) of the area median income adjusted
for family size appropriate for the unit.
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Moderate to Median Income Household. Minimum housing cost cannot be less
than twenty-eight (28%) of the gross income of the household nor exceed the
product of thirty-five percent (35%) times one hundred ten percent (110%) of area
median income adjusted for family size appropriate for the unit.
"Adjusted for family size appropriate to the unit" means the following:
Studio =
One person household
One bedroom =
Two person household
Two bedrooms =
Three person household
Three bedrooms =
Four person household
Four bedrooms =
Five person household
IV. COVENANTS AND RESTRICTIONS
Agency Loans are made subject to certain covenants, conditions and restrictions, including
maintenance, criminal activity and affordability covenants that will be recorded against
properties purchased with Program funds.
A. Maintenance/Criminal Activity Covenants
Maintenance/criminal activity covenants require the home buyer to maintain the property
and the improvements in good physical condition and free from gang or drug-related
activities or from other felonious criminal activity or public nuisance. These covenants run
for the term of the Agency Loan.
B. Occupancy Covenant
Agency Loans require Program participants to own and occupy the property as their
principal residence. Program participants shall be required to submit an annual affidavit of
occupancy.
C. Afford ability/Resale Restriction and Appreciation Share
During the first ten years of the Agency Loan, participants may sell the property only to
low to median income home buyers at an affordable housing cost. Participants may "buy-
out" of such covenants and rent the property without restriction or sell the property to a
buyer who does not qualify as a low or median income household and/or at a purchase
price that exceeds affordable housing cost, so long as the participant pays a percentage
share of the appreciation in the property (if any) to the Redevelopment Agency. The
percentage share of the appreciation in the value of the property shall be determined by the
proportionate share of the Agency Loan to the original purchase price in accordance with
the following formula: (Agency Loan amount/original purchase price) x (sales price -
purchase price).
For example: if the amount of the Agency Loan equals $30,000 and the Program
participant paid $200,000 for the home, then upon early repayment of the Agency Loan, the
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Redevelopment Agency shall receive a share of the appreciation equal to fifteen percent
(15%) x (Sales Price minus $200,000).
No share in appreciation shall be due and payable in the event of sale to an income eligible
person or family at affordable housing cost.
V. FINANCING
A. Minimum Downpayment Contribution By Participant
All participating households must contribute a down payment of not less than five percent
(5%) of the purchase price of the property, plus closing costs. The household's minimum
five percent (5%) downpayment shall not be derived from the proceeds of a loan or a gift.
The availability of funds must be evidenced by a checking or savings account statement.
B. First Deed of Trust
Program participants must obtain first trust deed financing from a private lending
institution approved by the Agency. The first mortgage must be a 30 -year fixed-rate, level
payment mortgage. The lender will determine the amount and terms of the first mortgage
based on its own underwriting criteria. The financial criteria used by the institutional
lender may be different and possibly more stringent than that used by the Agency.
C. Second Deed of Trust (Agency Loan)
1. Maximum Loan Amount. The Agency Loan shall not exceed the lesser
of $35,000 or that amount which when combined with the participating household's
down payment equals 20% of the purchase price. In order to allow households
meeting all other eligibility criteria to participate in the Program, the Program
Administrator, with approval of the Agency, may permit the Agency Loan to
finance all or a portion of the nonrecurring closing costs, subject to the approval by
the first trust deed lender and so long as the Agency's maximum loan amount does
not exceed $35,000.
2. Interest Rate. Except in the event of default, the Agency Loan shall
accrue zero interest during the initial ten (10) -year deferral period with interest at
the rate of five percent (5%) per year commencing in year 11.
3. Repayment. Except in the event of default, repayment of the Agency
Loan is fully deferred for the ten (10) year affordability period. Monthly amortized
payments based on a twenty (20) -year amortization schedule shall commence in the
eleventh (II") year and be fully repaid on the thirtieth (30") anniversary of the
Agency Loan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the entire principal balance and all
interest accrued thereon, if any, shall be immediately due and payable upon sale or
transfer of the property or default by the participant of the terms and conditions of
the Agency Loan. The Agency Loan is not assumable.
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3. Default. Failure to occupy the property as the participant's principal
residence and/or defaults in payments on the first mortgage, property taxes and/or
hazard insurance constitute a default of the Agency Loan and acceleration thereof
and may result in foreclosure.
Exception: Participants may request temporary waiver of the principal residence
requirement in situations involving extreme hardship as determined by the Program
Administrator and approved by the Agency. Extreme hardship may consist of a
transfer of career location, loss of job or unexpected expenses which force a move
to a less expensive arrangement or other events of this nature. However, rental of
the property shall be prohibited without the express written consent of the Program
Administrator. If allowed, rental shall be permitted only to low or median income
persons at affordable rent depending upon the income category of the participant,
the participant's monthly housing cost and applicable market rents.
4. Refinancing, Resale and Subordination
Refinancing of the first trust deed will be permitted only upon written approval by
the Program Administrator and the Agency and only when the outstanding
indebtedness is not increased (except by the amount of reasonable closing costs as
determined by the Program Administrator). In all other cases, refinancing shall be
allowed only where the Program participant will repay the Agency Loan in full
together with interest thereon, if any, plus an appreciation share, if applicable, as
specified in the Agency Loan documents. An appraisal by an Agency approved
appraiser must be conducted, at the owner's expense, to establish the market rate
value of the property. This will be used in determining the amount of appreciation
share to be paid to the Agency.
Properties acquired with Program funds shall not be sold for less than the sum of
the existing liens, encumbrances, and interest, including property tax liability,
without the express written consent of the Agency.
The Agency Loan will be subordinate to the private institutional lender's first
mortgage. The Agency will not subordinate to a first deed of trust that has a variable
interest rate or any negative amortization associated with it. The Redevelopment
Agency will not subordinate below second position.
VI. VIOLATIONS/LIQUIDATED DAMAGES
A special provision for liquidated damages shall be invoked if the Program participant
willfully and knowingly makes a false statement or representation, or knowingly fails to
disclose a material fact for the purpose of qualifying for the Program, or, in completing
certifications, affidavits, or recertification documents or, fails to occupy the property and
immediately seek to cure.
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VII. PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION
A. Home Buyer Seminars and Pre -Qualification
Persons interested in participating in the Program will be required to attend an Agency
sponsored home buyer seminar. The seminars will be aimed at describing the home
buying process and the Program eligibility criteria, requirements, guidelines and
procedures. Pre -Qualification Checklists will be available for interested persons at each
seminar. Only persons attending the seminars will be eligible to complete a
Pre -qualification Checklist and apply to participate in the Program.
The Agency will review all Pre -Qualification Checklists submitted by the established
deadline and will notify all persons in writing of their eligibility or ineligibility. During
the first year of Program implementation (and in subsequent years as determined by the
Agency) eligible persons will be invited to participate in a lottery to determine the priority
of application processing and Agency Loan funding. Depending on the availability of
Program funds and the anticipated number of Agency Loans that may be funded, the top
lottery applicants will be issued a Certificate of Eligibility. In the absence of a lottery
and/or a home buyer seminar, the Agency will issue Certificates of Eligibility on a first-
come first-served basis to interested persons. Certificate holders must enter into escrow
for the purchase of an eligible property within sixty (60) days of the date of the Certificate.
B. Application/Underwriting /Funding
Pre -qualified applicants must secure first mortgage financing and submit a complete
Program application to the Program Administrator for an Agency Loan. Each application
will reflect the time and date received and will be processed on a first-come first-served
basis. Only complete applications will be evaluated. All information and data on the
application shall be verified. The application, together with other materials relating to
eligibility will be maintained in an active file for each applicant. Applicants shall be
required to provide federal and state income tax returns for the previous three years and
verification of current gross income to document eligibility for the Program.
If a participating lender approves the first trust deed loan and the applicant is able to
purchase an eligible property at an affordable housing cost, the Agency will conduct a
final review of the Agency Loan package to ensure compliance with Program
requirements. Upon final approval by the Agency, the Agency will prepare Agency Loan
documents and submit Program funds into escrow.
Applicant(s) should not make offers on homes contingent on Program assistance until they
receive a Certificate of Eligibility. Final approval to participate in the Program is subject
to the satisfaction of all required conditions. A minimum 30 -day escrow is required for all
Agency Loans.
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1998 INCOME LIMITS'
Income limits for Orange County pursuant to Section 6932 of Title 25 of the California Code of
Regulations;
Number Of Persons In Family
Standard
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Very Low
$23050
$26300
$29600
$32900
$35550
$38150
$40800
$43450
Income
Lower'
$31700
$36250
$40750
$45300
$48900
$52550
$56150
$59800
Income
Median
$46050
$52650
$59200
$65800
$71050
$76350
$81600
$86850
Income
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Income limits effective January 1998 and are adjusted annually.
' Due to the methodology used by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development in calculating
Lower Income limits, the actual maximum income for Lower Income Households in Orange County is generally
less than 80% of area median income because a national maximum or cap is applied. The cap is the national median
family income ($45,300 for a 4 -person household in 1998).
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DETERMINATION OF GROSS HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Gross household income shall be calculated in accordance with Section 6914 of Title 25
of the California Code of Regulations and as generally set forth herein. "Gross income"
shall mean the anticipated income of a person or family for the 12 -month period
following the date of determination of income. If the circumstances are such that it is not
reasonably feasible to anticipate a level of income over a 12 -month period may be used
subject to a redetermination at the end of such period. "Income" shall consist of the
following:
(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), 'all payments from all sources received by the
family head (even if temporarily absent) and each additional member of the
household who is not a minor and who share the same dwelling unit or share in
the ownership of the unit, whether in cash or in kind, shall be included in the
annual income of a family. Income shall include, but not be limited to:
(1) The gross amount, before any payroll deductions, of wages and salaries, overtime
pay, commissions, fees, tips, and bonuses;
(2) The net income from operation of a business or profession, or from rental of real
or personal property (for this purpose, expenditures for business expansion or
amortization of capital indebtedness shall not be deducted to determine the net
income from a business);
(3) Interest and dividends;
(4) The full amount of periodic payments received from social security, annuities,
insurance policies, retirement funds, pensions, disability or death benefits, and
other similar types of periodic receipts;
(5) Payment in lieu of earnings, such as unemployment and disability compensation,
worker's compensation and severance pay, subject to (b)(3)., below (NOTE: Such
payments may be excluded by the lending institution providing the first mortgage
for purposes of underwriting, but shall be included in eligibility determinations
for this Program);
(6) Public assistance; if the public assistance payment includes an amount specifically
designated for shelter and utilities which is subject to adjustment by the public
assistance agency in accordance with the actual cost of shelter and utilities, the
amount of public assistance income to be included as income shall consist of:
A. The amount of the allowance or grant exclusive of the amount specifically
designated for shelter and utilities, plus
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B. The maximum amount which the public assistance agency could in fact
allow for the family for shelter and utilities;
(7) Periodic and determinable allowances, such as alimony and child support
payments, and regular contributions or gifts received from persons not residing in
the dwelling;
(8) All regular pay, special pay, and allowances of a member of the Armed
Forces(whether or not living in the dwelling) who is head of the family, spouse, or
other person whose dependents are residing in the unit subject to 2.e., below;
Where the applicant household has net family assets in excess of $5000, income shall
include the actual amount of income, if any, derived from all of the net family assets or
10 percent of the value of all such assets, whichever is greater. For purposes of the
Program, the following shall be considered net family assets:
(1) cash savings;
(2) marketable securities, stocks, bonds, and other forms of capital investment,
including tax exempt securities other than Individual Retirement or KEOGH
plans;
(3) inheritance, lump -sum insurance payments, already received;
(4) settlements for personal or property damage already received;
(5) equity in real property other than household's full-time residence; and
(6) other personal property which is readily convertible into cash, exclusive of the
value of necessary items such as ordinary household effects, including furniture,
fixtures, and automobiles used for personal use.
(b) The following shall not be considered as income:
(1) casual, sporadic, or irregular gifts;
(2) amounts that are specifically for, or in reimbursement of, the cost of medical
expenses;
(3) lump -sum additions to family assets, such as inheritances, insurance payments
(including payments under health and accident insurance and worker's
compensation), capital gains, and settlement for personal or property losses;
(4) amounts of educational scholarships paid directly to the student or to the
educational institution, and amounts paid by the government to veterans for use in
meeting the costs of tuition, fees, books, and equipment; any amounts of such
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scholarships, or payments to veterans not used for the above purposes of which
are available for subsistence are to be included in income;
(5) special pay to a serviceman head of household away from home and exposed to
hostile fire;
(6) relocation payments made pursuant to federal, state, or local relocation law;
(7) foster child care payments;
(8) the value of coupon allotments for the purchase of food pursuant to the Food
Stamp Act of 1964 which is in excess of the amount actually charged the eligible
household;
(9) payments received pursuant to participation in the following volunteer programs
under the ACTION Agency:
A. National Volunteer Antipoverty Programs which include VISTA, Service
Learning Programs and Special Volunteer Programs.
B. National Older American Volunteer Programs for persons aged 60 and
over which include Retired Senior Volunteer Programs, Foster
Grandparent Program, Older American Community Services Program, and
National Volunteer Program to Assist Small Business Experience, Service
Corps of Retired Executive (SCORE) and Active Corps of Executives
(ACE).
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POLICE OFFICER ASSISTANCE
ADDENDUM TO COSTA MESA
HOME BUYER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
GUIDELINES
INTRODUCTION
The purpose of the Police Officer Assistance component of the Costa Mesa Home
Buyer Assistance Program (the "Program") is to encourage Costa Mesa police
officers to live in the City of Costa Mesa by providing affordable home ownership
opportunities. The presence of police officers in residential neighborhoods can
reduce criminal activities as well as decrease emergency response time. Under the
Police Officer Assistance component, all the terms and conditions of the Home
Buyer Assistance Program apply; however, up to Ten Thousand Dollars
($10,000.00) of the Agency Loan to eligible police officers may be forgiven over
a ten-year period based upon ongoing compliance with Program requirements.
II. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
Applicants for an Agency Loan under the Police Officer Assistance component of
the Program must:
1) Meet all eligibility criteria for participation in the Program,
including (without limitation) be a first time home buyer and have a gross
household income not exceeding 100% of the Orange County area median
income.
2) Be a full time (non -probationary) Costa Mesa police officer in any
sworn classification.
III. AGENCY LOAN TERMS
During the ten-year affordability period during which no interest accrues and no
payments are due on the Agency Loan, $1,000 per year shall be credited against
the outstanding principal balance of the Agency Loan so long as the participating
police officer continuously complies with all of the terms and conditions of the
Program and so long as he or she remains an active full-time Costa Mesa police
officer in a sworn classification. Credits shall be calculated on an annual basis
only without any prorated credit or reduction for less than a full year of
compliance and eligibility. The cumulative total amount of the credits shall not
exceed $10,000.00.
Except as provided hereinbelow, in the event the participating police officer is
terminated or otherwise ceases to be employed as a full time Costa Mesa police
officer in any sworn classification during the ten-year affordability period, the
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participating police officer forfeits eligibility for the annual credit. If, upon
separation from employment, the participating police officer is otherwise in
compliance with the terms and conditions of the Program, then the .outstanding
principal balance of the Agency Loan as of the date of separation from
employment will continue to be deferred without interest until the tenth
anniversary date of the Agency Loan.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event the participating police officer is no
longer employed as a full time police officer due solely to an industrial disability,
including death in the line of duty, such officer (or his or her heirs) shall not
forfeit eligibility for the annual credit so long as the officer (or his or her heirs)
continues to comply with the other terms and conditions of the Agency Loan.
Commencing in year eleven of all Agency Loans, interest at the rate of 5% per
annum shall commence to accrue on the outstanding principal balance of the
Agency Loan and the participant will be required to make monthly amortized
payments to the Agency in accordance with the Agency Loan documents. Such
payments will be made through automatic payroll deductions so long as the
participating police officer is employed by the City.
In the event of sale or transfer of the property or other default by the participating
police officer any time during the term of the Agency Loan, the entire principal
balance of the Agency Loan and all interest accrued thereon, if any, shall be
immediately due and payable.
IV. TAX CONSEQUENCES
The annual credit against principal that reduces the repayment obligation of the
Agency Loan may have federal or state income tax or other tax consequences to
the participating police officer. Each participant should consult his/her own tax
advisor or attorney concerning such tax consequences. Neither the Agency nor
any officer, employee or agent thereof makes any representations regarding the
taxability or other tax consequences of the Agency Loan, the annual credit against
principal, or any other matters relating to the Agency Loan.
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